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G relative clauses<br />
V prefixes<br />
P word stress<br />
1 GRAMMAR relative clauses<br />
a English has borrowed many words and phrases from other<br />
languages. In pairs, try to match the words with the<br />
languages they come from. Do you use any of these words<br />
(or very similar ones) in your language?<br />
1 muesli l'mju:zliJ D A Arabic<br />
2 igloo l'Iglu:1 D B Czech<br />
3 chauffeur I'Soufol D C French<br />
4 shampoo IS"'m'pu:1 D 0 German<br />
5 algebra I' "'ld3Ibrol D E Hindi<br />
6 robot I'roubot! D F Inuit<br />
7 macho l'm"'tSoul<br />
8 tycoon ItaI'ku:nl<br />
9 graffiti Igro'fi:til<br />
10 yogurt I'jogot!<br />
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GIlalian<br />
H Japanese<br />
I Spanish<br />
J Turkish<br />
b Check what you know. Complete definitions 1-6 with<br />
which, who, or whose and write the correct word from a.<br />
1 robot a machine which can perfann a<br />
complicated series of tasks automatically<br />
2 a house walls and ceilings are made<br />
of hard snow<br />
3<br />
a mixture of grains, nuts and dried fruits<br />
_ _ __ is usually eaten for breakfast<br />
4<br />
a person ___ _ is successful in business or<br />
industry<br />
5 a person job is to drive a car,<br />
especially for somebody rich or important<br />
6 writing or drawings ____ people do on a<br />
wall or building<br />
2 SPEAKING<br />
GET IT RIGHT giving examples<br />
If you want to give examples when you are speaking<br />
English, you can use these phrases: for example, for<br />
instance, or such as.<br />
English has borrowed many words from other languages,<br />
such as 'shampoo' and 'yogurt~<br />
Work in groups of three or four. Discuss the questions,<br />
giving as many examples as you can.<br />
Which three of the twelve words in ld would you<br />
choose to add to your language? Why?<br />
Think of five words or phrases that your language has<br />
borrowed from English?<br />
Have these words been borrowed because there wasn't<br />
an existing word for this concept in your language?<br />
If not, why do you think this word or phrase is being<br />
used in your language?<br />
How do you feel about these borrowed English words?<br />
Can you think of any words I phrases which have been<br />
borrowed from other languages?<br />
Can you think of two English words or phrases that<br />
don't have an exact translation in your language? Why<br />
do you think that is?<br />
Do you know any words in your language that don't<br />
have an exact translation in English?<br />
Do you have any favourite words in English? Why do<br />
you like them?<br />
c What word could you use instead of who I which?<br />
d How would you defme the other four words in a?<br />
Anyproblems1 0 Workbook p.70<br />
e New grammar. Read about the book THE BEANING oW Tillgo. Do you have words<br />
for any of these concepts in your language?<br />
f Now complete the definitions with which (x4), who (xS), whose (x2), whom, or what (x2).<br />
g Look at the completed definitions in f. Answer the questions with a partner.<br />
1 Which two sentences contain non -defining relative clauses<br />
(ones which add extra information to a sentence)?<br />
2 In which sentences could you also use that?<br />
3 In which sentences can you leave the relative pronoun out altogether?<br />
4 Look at the defmitions for Puntare and Rujuk. How does the position<br />
of the preposition affect the relative pronoun?<br />
h 0 p.144 Grammar Bank 7C. Read the rules and do the exercises.<br />
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0 Communication What's the word? A p.1I8 B p./20. Define more foreign words that English<br />
has borrowed for your partner to guess.
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